Silver Lotus Award For Best Music Direction:
| Year | Awardee | Name of the film | Language |
| 2010 | 1. Amit Trivedi 2. Ilaiyaraaja |
1. Dev.D 2. Keralavarma Pazhassiraja (Film score) |
1. Hindi 2. Malayalam |
| 2009 | Ajay-Atul | Jogwa | Marathi |
| 2008 | Ouseppachan | Ore Kadal | Malayalam |
| 2007 | Ashok Patki | Antarnad | Konkani |
| 2006 | Lalgudi Jayaraman | Sringaram | Tamil |
| 2005 | Vidyasagar | Swarabhishekam | Telugu |
| 2004 | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Kal Ho Naa Ho | Hindi |
| 2003 | A. R. Rahman | Kannathil Muthamittal | Tamil |
| 2002 | A. R. Rahman | Lagaan | Hindi |
| 2001 | Anu Malik | Refugee | Hindi |
| 2000 | Ismail Darbar | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Hindi |
| 1999 | Vishal Bharadwaj | Godmother | Hindi |
| 1998 | M. M. Keeravani | Annamayya | Telugu |
| 1997 | A. R. Rahman | Minsaara Kanavu | Tamil |
| 1996 | Hamsalekha | Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai | Kannada |
| 1995 | 1. Ravi (Bombay) 2. Johnson 3. Mahesh |
1. Sukrutham & Parinayam 2.Sukrutham (Film score) 3. Nammavar (Special Mention) |
1. Malayalam 2. Malayalam 3. Tamil |
| 1994 | Johnson | Ponthan Mada | Malayalam |
| 1993 | A. R. Rahman | Roja | Tamil |
| 1992 | Rajat Dholakia | Dharavi | Hindi |
| 1991 | Hridayanath Mangeshkar | Lekin | Hindi |
| 1990 | Sher Chowdhary | Wosobipo | Karbi |
| 1989 | Ilaiyaraaja | Rudra Veena | Telugu |
| 1988 | Vanraj Bhatia | Tamas | Hindi |
| 1987 | Dr. M. Balamurali Krishna | Madhavacharya | Kannada |
| 1986 | Ilaiyaraaja | Sindhu Bhairavi | Tamil |
| 1985 | Jaidev | Ankahee | Hindi |
| 1984 | Ilaiyaraaja | Saagara Sangamam | Telugu |
| 1983 | Ramesh Naidu | Meghasandesam | Telugu |
| 1982 | Khayyam | Umrao Jaan | Hindi |
| 1981 | Satyajit Ray | Hirak Rajar Deshe | Bengali |
| 1980 | K. V. Mahadevan | Shankarabharanam | Telugu |
| 1979 | Jaidev | Gaman | Hindi |
| 1978 | B.V. Karanth | Ghatashraddha | Kannada |
| 1977 | B.V. Karanth | Rishya Shringa | Kannada |
| 1976 | Bhupen Hazarika | Chameli Memsaab | Assamese |
| 1975 | Ananda Shankar | Chorus | Bengali |
| 1974 | Satyajit Ray | Ashani Sanket | Bengali |
| 1973 | Sachin Dev Burman | Zindagi Zindagi | Hindi |
| 1972 | Jaidev | Reshma Aur Shera | Hindi |
| 1971 | Madan Mohan | Dastak | Hindi |
| 1970 | S. Mohinder | Nanak Nam Jahaz Hai | Punjabi |
| 1969 | Kalyanji-Anandji | Saraswati Chandra | Hindi |
| 1968 | K. V. Mahadevan | Kandan Karunai | Tamil |
| 1955 | Ghulam Mohammed | Mirza Ghalib | Hindi |